FAA will begin random ramp and line checks @ mesaba starting 7/27/09

[WMUSIGPI]

That's the first thing most Feds ask for...Are you a Fed?

If I am thinking of the right person, Yes he is now. He was one of the 300+ that bailed out of this place during the sham bankruptcy and he landed in the FAA, much better off than if he stayed in this clown college.

 

[say again]

cjdriver,
do yourself a favor and shut the hell up. u are making a complete fool of yourself, seriously. im not gonna go into detail, as u probably would dismiss it anyways. GL, hope u dont lose ur job due to another's go around.

 

[Paladin]

Glad I could help you out on sentence structure you idiot, at least you are able to take direction. Now, gear up....shut up.

Anyone here with at least a GED see the irony in his post? You don't need to be an English major to figure it out.

 

[JohnnyP]

.......

Not trying to be antagonistic, if you read my post you'll see there's nothing about a visual, only about going missed when unnecessary, thus causing delays for folks trying to get their passengers to their destination so they can do their job, which allows others to keep theirs in this tough economy.

Believe it or not, some corporations depend on aviation for their survival, and a whole lot of middle class working folks depend on that corporation to put food on the table. While you're shooting approaches and going missed when the weather is 1000/3, we're sitting on the ground waiting, our folks are wasting their time, and our competitors are capitalizing on this. Hence, we miss out on business opportunities, workers get laid off, families do without, local retailers go under.... all so you can shoot a frigging approach and go missed just to do it again. That's what sim's are for. You know what, if you can't shoot an ILS down to min's you need to quit and go find something you're good at.

You can't seriously believe that an aircraft going missed once and a while actually causes companies to downsize and people to lose their jobs, do you?......Your aircraft and pax waiting a few minutes for airspace to clear literally has no effect on anything whatsoever. I think you might have been thinking about that a wee bit too deep.

 

[blesko]

Glad I could help you out on sentence structure you idiot, at least you are able to take direction. Now, gear up....shut up.

If its a CJ you're in, isn't it single pilot, or do you really need a babysitter? And if your company has laid off half its workforce, tell them they forgot one.

 

[kmox29]

That's the first thing most Feds ask for...Are you a Fed?

Yes, I am a Fed. (Admitting it is the first step to recovery, right?) FAA Inspectors need to ask for your pilot cert. and medical because our database entries for Enroute or Ramp inspections require it.

As far as manuals, I only ask for those on the carrier I'm assigned to. Otherwise, as someone mentioned, I really have no idea what revision you should be on.

 

[joeywoofwoof]

Wow, I cannot believe the 'feds' are surfing the message boards. Over, and out.

 

[xjgearbtch]

On your next PC or RFT, if you have some free time left over. Ask to do a landing stall. Have the PM select the flaps to Go-Around as power is added. From what I hear this is what the FO did and it creates a crappy airfoil. We lost 300 feet in seconds from this in the sim. Makes for a great discussion during the post brief.

 

[XJohXJ]

I see no problem with former XJ pilots looking at XJ threads. Feds are pilots too, right?

 

[CptMurf]

Wow, I cannot believe the 'feds' are surfing the message boards. Over, and out.

KMOX was lurking on these boards LONG before he was a Fed... He was an FOrever or was it FOever? Anyways good to see him around here again.

 

[MACH-TUCK]

You're showing your complete ignorance. Think about this and get back to me. God help your pax when you become PIC.

All you guys have done is dig yourselves into a hole, from confirming that you have to go missed on an ILS when the weather is vfr due to incompetence, to recommending blasting off into 1000/3 in a jet without a clearance. I didn't think much of you guys before, and now you've just confirmed my suspicions. No wonder most corporate flight dept's won't hire you.

Sounds like this guy ^^^^^^ probably got turned down by XJ cause he reallys has it out for you guys. WOW

What a freaking baby!!! Cant wait a few more minutes to depart cause some Mesaba plane went Missed....Really? If your so impatient maybe its time to get out of the aviation industry all together man.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Sounds like this guy ^^^^^^ probably got turned down by XJ cause he reallys has it out for you guys. WOW.

I think he inherited his "holier than thou" attitude, at least based on his profile.

 

[kmox29]

KMOX was lurking on these boards LONG before he was a Fed... He was an FOrever or was it FOever? Anyways good to see him around here again.

Thanks CptMurf! I did take a little vacation from FlightInfo for a bit there. I left XJ as a DTW SF3 CA. I spent about 3 years in the left seat of the Saab-O-Matic.

One thing it takes a bit of getting used to is to see people run (joeywoofwoof) as soon as someone knows you're a Fed. I don't feel any different, I don't treat anyone different, I still have all my pilot certificates, and I still have stay current and qualified in the SF340.

Anyhow, it's good to see some of the familiar Mesaba folks on here. I will always believe that the people at XJ were the best people I will ever work with.

 

[outsidethecloud]

I, like CptMurf, don't mind the folks from the FAA riding up front and observing because it doesn't change a thing as to how I run the flightdeck. But, with that said, instead of the former deputy chief of the FAA(or whatever his title was) standing in front of cameras and telling the public that he doesn't think the regionals are safe, I would love to see him or any other Washington FAA folks stand up and say:

Ladies and gentlemen we at the FAA approve everything that goes on at XYZ airlines. We approve their manuals, training syllibus, instructors, training department, we ride along in the cockpit, we observe training sessions and most importantly, if we see something that troubles us we bring it to the airlines attention. So if there is a problem with the training or operations at a certain airline you need not look any farther than us.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Thanks CptMurf! I did take a little vacation from FlightInfo for a bit there. I left XJ as a DTW SF3 CA. I spent about 3 years in the left seat of the Saab-O-Matic.

One thing it takes a bit of getting used to is to see people run (joeywoofwoof) as soon as someone knows you're a Fed. I don't feel any different, I don't treat anyone different, I still have all my pilot certificates, and I still have stay current and qualified in the SF340.

Anyhow, it's good to see some of the familiar Mesaba folks on here. I will always believe that the people at XJ were the best people I will ever work with.

Is that because you are working with Murray out of the YIP office now?

 

[BrownStreak]

No, but it's always nice to get a heads up when they're out in force.

Forewarned is forearmed and all that...

A heads up is nice, but you should never need one if you're doing everything right the first time every time. Personally, I'd like to see the feds nail a few guys who half @ss everything just because they don't think anyone's looking. They make the rest of us look like idiots. BTW I'm not saying I'm perfect before any of you reactionary types get a chip on your shoulder.

 

[Dubya]

I think he inherited his "holier than thou" attitude, at least based on his profile.

Yep. 2nd generation dumbass. Something tells me he lost alot of lunch money in school, including college.

 

[whaleroast]

Memphis is the summer siberia for at least one unlucky yankee fed. I saw one of our POI's fresh off a PAH turn saturday afternoon in MEM. He was sweating and muttering about how hot it was, about dodging thunderstorms and about the turbulence. He said "I know you guys are used to this, but I'm not." I think another month of this and our POI might drop some of that extra weight he's carrying.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Memphis is the summer siberia for at least one unlucky yankee fed. I saw one of our POI's fresh off a PAH turn saturday afternoon in MEM. He was sweating and muttering about how hot it was, about dodging thunderstorms and about the turbulence. He said "I know you guys are used to this, but I'm not." I think another month of this and our POI might drop some of that extra weight he's carrying.

It couldn't have been JL but if it had I'd love to see pictures

 

[Limeyflyer]

KMox were you with me into TOL last monday?